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<blockquote data-quote="Nivenus" data-source="post: 5777959" data-attributes="member: 71756"><p>I think you've got most of everything covered, but I might narrow it down. I did a bit of a look into this myself earlier and here's what I found, in order of how frequently the archetype seems to come up:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Warrior</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> They're really good at hurting/killing things</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Fighter, obviously, though Paladins, Swordmage, Rangers, and even Rogues get in on the action a bit</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> Gimli (LotR), Lloyd (Tales of Symphonia), Sten (Dragon Age)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Mage</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> They can use a wide variety of magic and often exclusively to other abilities</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Wizards, though sorcerer also more or less cover this territory as well, with a few alterations</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> Merlin, Ged (Earthsea), Edwin (Baldur's Gate)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Rogue</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> They're not particularly tough or magically gifted, but they think fast and are skilled in many other ways</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Rogues, though bards get in on this territory a little bit</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> Bilbo (The Hobbit), Imoen (Baldur's Gate), Tyrion Lannister (A Song of Ice and Fire)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Ranger</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> They use bows, prefer the wilderness to large settlements, and generally have excellent survival skills</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Rangers obviously, though minus the bows aspect, barbarians also get in on it a little bit as do druids and wardens</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> Aragorn (LotR), Drizzt (Forgotten Realms), Ashitaka (Princess Mononoke)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Healer</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> They provide a support role for the party, healing the injured and sometimes the dead as well; it's noteworthy that the healers don't always use magical healing</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Clerics, although warlords, bards, and artificers also play with this concept</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> Raine (Tales of Symphonia) Durkon (OotS), Wynne (Dragon Age)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Barbarian</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> They're rough (but not necessarily crude) warriors from savage lands who have an elegant but brutal simplicity</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Barbarians</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> Beowulf, Conan the Barbarian, Minsc (Baldur's Gate)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Knight</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> They follow a code of honor, wear shining armor, and probably have a horse as well; may or may not use magic</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Paladins obviously, although samurai and certain kinds of fighters get in on the action too</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> Lancelot, Loras Tyrell (A Song of Ice and Fire), Alistair (Dragon Age)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Noble</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> Sociable types, skilled in speaking and carousing as well as inspiring others to action</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Bards, sort of, as well anybody with a high Charisma and training in the Diplomacy and Bluff skills</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> King Arthur, Vetinari (Discworld), Anora (Dragon Age)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Swordmage</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> Wielders of magic and blade (or some other weapon)</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Swordmage, though hexblades and eladrin wizard get in on the action as well (and bards, kind of)</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> Elric of Melnibone (The Elric Saga), Kratos (Tales of Symphonia), Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Druid</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> They worship nature or at least venerate it in some way and usually can communicate with (or become) animals</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Druids, along with Shamans, Wardens, and Rangers to a certain extent</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> The Beastmaster, San (Princess Mononoke), Morrigan (Dragon Age)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Assassin</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> They kill for money or some cause and are sneaky about it, unlike those boisterous warriors</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Assassins, combat-focused rogues, rangers to a degree</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> Hattori Hanzo, Artemis Entreri (Forgotten Realms), Altair (Assassin's Creed)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Brawler</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> Like warriors they fight - but they prefer their fists and legs to a sword or a mace</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Monks</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> Wong Fei-Hung (Drunken Master), Kirin (Dragon Ball), Sagacious Zu (Jade Empire)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Bard</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> They're performers who also know just about everything and sometimes dabble in a bit of espionage on the side</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Bards, rogues from 3e with the Perform skill</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> Gabrielle (Xena), Dandelion (The Witcher), Elan (OotS)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrange"><strong>Warlock</strong></span></p><p><strong>Defined by:</strong> Practitioners of the dark arts, often achieved (but not always) through some Faustian deal</p><p><strong>In D&D:</strong> Warlocks</p><p><strong>Examples:</strong> Faust, Thulsa Doom (Conan the Barbarian), Ammon Jerro (Neverwinter Nights 2)</p><p></p><p>A few other archetypes popped up but they scored much lower or were easily incorporated into the above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nivenus, post: 5777959, member: 71756"] I think you've got most of everything covered, but I might narrow it down. I did a bit of a look into this myself earlier and here's what I found, in order of how frequently the archetype seems to come up: [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Warrior[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] They're really good at hurting/killing things [B]In D&D:[/B] Fighter, obviously, though Paladins, Swordmage, Rangers, and even Rogues get in on the action a bit [B]Examples:[/B] Gimli (LotR), Lloyd (Tales of Symphonia), Sten (Dragon Age) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Mage[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] They can use a wide variety of magic and often exclusively to other abilities [B]In D&D:[/B] Wizards, though sorcerer also more or less cover this territory as well, with a few alterations [B]Examples:[/B] Merlin, Ged (Earthsea), Edwin (Baldur's Gate) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Rogue[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] They're not particularly tough or magically gifted, but they think fast and are skilled in many other ways [B]In D&D:[/B] Rogues, though bards get in on this territory a little bit [B]Examples:[/B] Bilbo (The Hobbit), Imoen (Baldur's Gate), Tyrion Lannister (A Song of Ice and Fire) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Ranger[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] They use bows, prefer the wilderness to large settlements, and generally have excellent survival skills [B]In D&D:[/B] Rangers obviously, though minus the bows aspect, barbarians also get in on it a little bit as do druids and wardens [B]Examples:[/B] Aragorn (LotR), Drizzt (Forgotten Realms), Ashitaka (Princess Mononoke) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Healer[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] They provide a support role for the party, healing the injured and sometimes the dead as well; it's noteworthy that the healers don't always use magical healing [B]In D&D:[/B] Clerics, although warlords, bards, and artificers also play with this concept [B]Examples:[/B] Raine (Tales of Symphonia) Durkon (OotS), Wynne (Dragon Age) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Barbarian[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] They're rough (but not necessarily crude) warriors from savage lands who have an elegant but brutal simplicity [B]In D&D:[/B] Barbarians [B]Examples:[/B] Beowulf, Conan the Barbarian, Minsc (Baldur's Gate) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Knight[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] They follow a code of honor, wear shining armor, and probably have a horse as well; may or may not use magic [B]In D&D:[/B] Paladins obviously, although samurai and certain kinds of fighters get in on the action too [B]Examples:[/B] Lancelot, Loras Tyrell (A Song of Ice and Fire), Alistair (Dragon Age) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Noble[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] Sociable types, skilled in speaking and carousing as well as inspiring others to action [B]In D&D:[/B] Bards, sort of, as well anybody with a high Charisma and training in the Diplomacy and Bluff skills [B]Examples:[/B] King Arthur, Vetinari (Discworld), Anora (Dragon Age) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Swordmage[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] Wielders of magic and blade (or some other weapon) [B]In D&D:[/B] Swordmage, though hexblades and eladrin wizard get in on the action as well (and bards, kind of) [B]Examples:[/B] Elric of Melnibone (The Elric Saga), Kratos (Tales of Symphonia), Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Druid[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] They worship nature or at least venerate it in some way and usually can communicate with (or become) animals [B]In D&D:[/B] Druids, along with Shamans, Wardens, and Rangers to a certain extent [B]Examples:[/B] The Beastmaster, San (Princess Mononoke), Morrigan (Dragon Age) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Assassin[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] They kill for money or some cause and are sneaky about it, unlike those boisterous warriors [B]In D&D:[/B] Assassins, combat-focused rogues, rangers to a degree [B]Examples:[/B] Hattori Hanzo, Artemis Entreri (Forgotten Realms), Altair (Assassin's Creed) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Brawler[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] Like warriors they fight - but they prefer their fists and legs to a sword or a mace [B]In D&D:[/B] Monks [B]Examples:[/B] Wong Fei-Hung (Drunken Master), Kirin (Dragon Ball), Sagacious Zu (Jade Empire) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Bard[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] They're performers who also know just about everything and sometimes dabble in a bit of espionage on the side [B]In D&D:[/B] Bards, rogues from 3e with the Perform skill [B]Examples:[/B] Gabrielle (Xena), Dandelion (The Witcher), Elan (OotS) [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Warlock[/B][/COLOR] [B]Defined by:[/B] Practitioners of the dark arts, often achieved (but not always) through some Faustian deal [B]In D&D:[/B] Warlocks [B]Examples:[/B] Faust, Thulsa Doom (Conan the Barbarian), Ammon Jerro (Neverwinter Nights 2) A few other archetypes popped up but they scored much lower or were easily incorporated into the above. [/QUOTE]
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